Beth Grant
Date of birth: 1949-09-18
Place of birth: Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: بث گرانت
Biography
Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for often playing characters who are conservatives, religious zealots or sticklers for rules. She has appeared in dozens of films, including Rain Man, Speed; To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Love Field; Donnie Darko; A Time to Kill; Little Miss Sunshine; Child's Play 2; Daltry Calhoun; City Slickers 2; Don't Tell Her It's Me; Matchstick Men; Factory Girl; The Wizard; Sordid Lives; The Rookie; All About Steve; No Country for Old Men, Crazy Heart, and Rango. Grant has also appeared in many TV shows, including Everwood; Delta; The Golden Girls; Malcolm in the Middle; The X-Files; Friends; CSI; Six Feet Under; Wonderfalls; My Name Is Earl; Yes, Dear; King of the Hill; The Office; Angel; Judging Amy; Jericho; Sordid Lives: The Series; Criminal Minds, Sabrina The Teenage Witch; True Blood; How I Met Your Mother; and The Mentalist. Grant was born in Gadsden, Alabama, and is an alumna of East Carolina University. She is married to actor Michael Chieffo with whom she has one child. Grant played the same character, Marianne Marie Beetle, in the short-lived show Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies, both created by Bryan Fuller. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beth Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Donnie Darko
2001-01-19
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bun
Rain Man
1988-12-12
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincin
Desert Saints
2002-03-10
Banks is a hit man, the best, usually working for Latin American drug cartels. He picks up solitary
Speed
1994-06-09
Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone
A Time to Kill
1996-07-24
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daug
Hot Tamale
2006-04-23
A road trip to Los Angeles inadvertently leads a young man from Wyoming into a wild maze of psychoti
Flags of Our Fathers
2006-10-19
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by
Grave Intentions
2021-10-15
In this anthology of chills, thrills, and kills, a practitioner of the magical arts teaches the basi
Southland Tales
2007-11-14
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social,
Child's Play 2
1990-11-09
Chucky is reconstructed by a toy factory to dispel the negative publicity surrounding the doll, and
Daltry Calhoun
2005-09-25
In small town Tennessee, a ne'er-do-well man (Knoxville) wrestling for control over his fading golf
The Ungodly
2007-01-01
When struggling filmmaker inadvertently records a notorious serial killer in the middle of a murdero
Evil Alien Conquerors
2003-12-03
Inept beings from the planet Kabijj land on Earth and attempt to behead all of its beings and take o
No Country for Old Men
2007-11-09
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but met
All About Steve
2009-08-06
After one short blind date, Mary Horowitz, a brilliant and eccentric crossword constructor, is convi
Matchstick Men
2003-09-12
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con
Factory Girl
2006-12-29
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous
Extract
2009-09-03
The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really
Hard Pill
2005-07-15
A despondent gay man throws his life and relationships into turmoil when he volunteers for a controv
Henry Poole Is Here
2008-08-15
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining day
In My Sleep
2010-04-23
A sleepwalking, sexaholic masseur wakes up, covered in blood next to a bloody knife, when cops ring
Operation: Endgame
2010-07-20
A battle ensues among two government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assass
The Rookie
2002-03-25
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career
Winged Creatures
2009-07-08
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivo
Hide
2008-12-17
A modern day Bonnie and Clyde - with a twist - that follows two lovers down a path of destruction, m
Life of Lemon
2011-10-18
A blue collar man, inspired by his homeless friend, sets out to better his life by pursuing a more m
To Dance with Olivia
1997-03-09
A lawyer trying to cope with his son's accidental death takes on a case where a farmer is charged wi
Love Always
1997-10-10
Julia, a struggling actress living in San Diego, hits the road after an ex-boyfriend in Spokane, WA,
Deadly Care
1987-03-22
True story about a nurse's descent into the nightmarish world of substance abuse which endangers her
Hard Scrambled
2006-10-13
When the owner of a venerable diner in the wrong part of town has an "accident" the men in her life
Interruptions
1997-12-12
When Wendy Shuman (Kelly Maguire) returns to Los Angeles after a year away at a New York college, fa
The Rising Place
2001-02-01
The close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpos
A Thousand Acres
1997-09-19
The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath the
Love Field
1992-12-11
Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is deva
White Sands
1992-04-24
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impers
Sordid Lives
2000-05-25
As three generations of a family in a small Texas town gather for a funeral, we learn the hilarious,
Dear Lemon Lima
2009-10-23
After being dumped by Philip, her one true love, the infatuated Nessa enrolls at his private school
Rocker
2006-05-22
Discouraged by her lack of success and her parents' disapproval of her career choice, a struggling s
Welcome to Paradise
2007-10-01
When big-city preacher Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard) moves to the small town of Paradise with her
Our Very Own
2005-06-22
In 1978, five teenagers in Shelbyville, Tennessee look to meet the actress Sondra Locke, who's rumor
The House of Usher
2007-09-11
Three years after her lover, Rick Usher, and her best friend, Maddy Usher, had suddenly disappeared
The Artist
2011-10-12
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures wil
The Image
1990-01-27
When career-focused journalist's investigation indirectly causes a suicide, he questions his own met
Maximum Truth
2023-06-23
A documentary crew follows political grifter Rick Klingman as he teams up with his sketchy buddy Sim
Polar Opposites
2008-01-01
When Earth's magnetic poles begin reversing, David Terran, the only scientist who predited the possi
Valley of the Sun
2011-01-01
Andy Taggert set out for Hollywood to pursue acting, but years later finds himself working in adult
As I Lay Dying
2013-10-09
Strife and disaster befall a poor Mississippi family during a two-day trip by horse and wagon to bur
Hollywood to Dollywood
2011-07-16
Gay twins Gary and Larry have always loved Dolly Parton. They left their small town home ten years a
Blue Valley Songbird
1999-11-01
Country singer Leana Taylor (Dolly Parton) struggles to escape from her controlling manager/boyfrien
Sedona
2011-02-19
A soul-searching comedic adventure set among famous red rocks and vortexes of Sedona, Arizona, visit
Bad Words
2013-09-06
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loop
Herpes Boy
2009-10-24
A social outcast with a facial birthmark finds his world flipped upside down after he posts videos o
Miss Dial
2013-03-07
A consumer affair rep who works from her apartment decides to play hooky one day, and spends her tim
#1 Fan: A Darkomentary
2005-02-15
The questionably unstable Darryl Donaldson goes on a quest to prove why he's Donnie Darko's #1 fan.
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001-05-02
Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep Sout
Lieberman in Love
1995-01-01
Joe Lieberman is attracted to Shaleen. They begin a professional relationship, which continues even
Safe
1995-06-23
Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with
Blues for Willadean
2012-10-05
Under the thumb of her abusive husband, post-middle age Willadean feels life has passed her by until
The Midnight Swim
2015-06-26
Spirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom. When Dr. Amelia Brooks
Out West
2013-09-01
Reno celebutante Prissy Alcott returns to her childhood home in Colorado when she learns that her fa
Odyssea
2014-01-17
A young woman returns to her idyllic hometown and embarks on a private venture that involves both re
The Dark Half
1993-04-23
Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the for
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
1992-01-01
This film is based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute-turned-serial killer who preyed
Amsterdam
2022-09-27
In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects the
The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer
2018-11-09
Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Becky Thatcher have the adventure of a lifetime after witnessing an innoc
A One Time Thing
2004-10-10
When Casey Hill finds her fiancé in bed with another woman two days before her wedding, she's out to
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994-06-10
Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the
Faults
2014-03-06
Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their
Consumed
2015-06-01
When Sophie's son, Garrett, develops a mysterious illness, she embarks on a search for answers. This
Band of Robbers
2016-01-15
A comedic thriller that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of "Huckleberry Finn" an
Addicted to Fresno
2015-10-02
Two co-dependent sisters, a recovering sex addict and a lonely lesbian who work as hotel maids in Fr
Rock Star
2001-09-04
A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates ki
The Long Home
A young contractor is hired to build a honky-tonk in Tennessee by the man who killed his father.
Spork
2010-04-24
A frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast named Spork navigates her way through the annals of junior hig
Andover
2018-03-30
Genetics professor Adam Slope clones his wife Dawn after she dies in a fire but the woman he creates
Great Plains
2016-07-21
Inspired by True Events An abused wife and mother to a young boy escapes her violent husband and hea
Jackie
2016-12-02
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kenn
Little Miss Sunshine
2006-07-26
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California
Norma Jean & Marilyn
1996-05-18
This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down
Domain
2017-03-31
After a deadly virus wipes out most of humanity, the survivors are forced to wait alone in self-sust
Actors Anonymous
2017-03-05
The film adaption of James Franco's popular novel Actors Anonymous, exploring the lives of young act
The Labyrinth
2016-12-13
A collection of original shorts exploring the unknown, the unexplained, and the unimaginable.
Mississippi Requiem
2018-05-17
A collection of four short films based on stories written by William Faulkner.
Heartland
2016-09-24
A young Oklahoma artist, struggling with a recent death, finds escape in a reckless affair with her
Pearl Harbor
2001-05-21
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the
Making Sandwiches
1998-10-03
Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey make sandwiches in a small kitchen while watching television,
Sweet Dreams
2024-04-12
Morris navigates his way through a mandatory stay at Sweet Dreams sober living. In an attempt to get
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990-10-12
Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her
Lucky
2017-09-29
Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map
In Dubious Battle
2016-10-08
In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowne
Stolen
2009-10-10
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similari
Dance with Me
1998-08-21
Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the firs
Crazy Heart
2009-12-16
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
2005-01-07
She's an avid mystery lover and bookseller, for whom crime has been comfortably confined to the page
The Wizard
1989-12-15
A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, t
Alex of Venice
2015-04-17
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up t
Doctor Dolittle
1998-06-26
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, un
Flatliners
1990-08-10
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past
Just Before I Go
2015-04-24
Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he
Under Cover
1987-12-04
A cop goes undercover in a South Carolina high school. With the help of a local narcotics officer, h
Rango
2011-03-02
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the l
A Thief Of Time
2004-07-11
Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from
Hold On
2019-12-06
Fighting to save her brother from a life of addiction on Los Angeles' Skid Row, an overlooked singin
Birdseye
2002-08-07
A Colorado sheriff and his teenage son investigate a bizarre kidnapping, ultimately leading them on
William
2019-04-12
Two cutting-edge scientists give 'birth' to a Neanderthal—the first to walk the earth for some 35,00
The Violation
2013-04-06
Mickey Dougherty has a crush on Oscar, the son of the wealthy family next door. Oscar has a crush on
Tenn
2017-04-08
Tom (Tennessee) Williams, an aspiring writer in his 20s, lives with and negligent father. Tom attemp
I Do... Until I Don't
2017-09-01
In Vero Beach, Florida, a trio of couples at various points in their relationships become the subjec
Tond
2016-08-01
After suffering a stroke, Tond wakes up to realize he doesn't have any friends aside from his mean o
Nostalgia
2018-02-16
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and m
Tiny Mammals
2017-11-05
On a stormy day, 12-year-old twins Sophia and Jacob set out to hawk special bibles, only to be left
Hover
2018-06-30
In a near future when environmental havoc is causing food shortages and compelling the government to
Mockingbird Lane
2012-10-26
Settling into their new home—the rambling Victorian mansion at 1313 Mockingbird Lane— the Munster ar
The Bridge Partner
2015-03-07
A timid housewife is jolted into a fight for her survival or sanity when she thinks she hears her ne
Wake the Riderless Horse
2018-04-28
Jonathan, succumbing to an opioid addiction, decides that it's time to end his story with an overdos
Wander Darkly
2020-12-11
New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995-09-08
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securi
Willy's Wonderland
2021-02-12
When his car breaks down, a quiet loner agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange f
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009-12-22
The cast and crew reflect on the making of the movie, "Extract."
Fall From Grace
1990-04-29
Jim Bakker establishes a large televangelical empire in the 1980s, including Heritage Village. Howev
Picnic
1986-11-10
A southern bell falls for a handsome drifter with no prospects, going against her parents' wishes to
Desert's Edge
1997-06-25
The story of an aspiring actress, a down-on-his-luck photographer, and their fateful trip into the d
Fully Realized Humans
2020-08-08
Parents-to-be Jackie and Elliott embark on a quest for self-actualization before the imminent birth
La Sirena
2020-05-22
The lives of Penny, a nighttime police dispatcher, and Nino, a barber, get turned upside down when 1
Sordid Lives
2020-05-31
An All-Star reading of the original stage play version of Sordid Lives! A family in a small Texas to
Words on Bathroom Walls
2020-08-21
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspecti
La Classe américaine
2012-10-05
The story of the successful publicity campaign that made it possible for the French film The Artist
Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide
2016-01-22
Worlds collide in more ways than one in this stunning collection. Confidence is violated, classes cl
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990-09-21
Gus is a fat cartoonist that recently won a battle against cancer, which explains his baldness. But
Eating
1990-11-30
A group of women gather for the birthday party of a friend and discuss their lives and associations
Mister Handsome
2011-09-15
A love story between a grown-up girl and a mysterious friend from her childhood (plus a case against
Six L.A. Love Stories
2016-09-01
Over the course of one afternoon, in six different parts of Los Angeles, six couples connect, reconn
Doc of Chucky
2024-11-01
The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don
All In
2016-09-08
A city girl gets fired from her job, cheated on by her boyfriend, and sent to a ranch to figure thin
Lawn Dogs
1997-11-21
In the affluent, gated community of Camelot Gardens, bored wives indiscriminately sleep around while
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026-05-08
A lonely elderly widow named Tova forms an unlikely friendship with a curmudgeonly cephalopod octopu
Angelmaker
1998-01-01
In the shadows of a deep wood, in shadows of the soul deeper still, live 13 year-old Little Turcott